The 82 x 50mm computer-on-module Runs Android Marshmallow or higher on the Snapdragon 820, with Linux support to follow. It’s available with an unnamed SMARC carrier board with a 5.5-inch touchscreen. Applications include augmented and virtual reality, 4K digital signage, media streaming, connected home and entertainment, high end wearables, drones, secure POS, and video analytics.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 integrates four 14nm FinFET fabricated “Kyro” cores — two at 2.15GHz, and two at 1.6GHz — that roughly mimic the high-end Cortex-A72. The SoC is further equipped with a 624MHz Adreno 530 GPU, a Hexagon 680 DSP, and a 14-bit Spectra ISP. The Snapdragon 820 SOM supports H.265 [email protected] decode and [email protected] encode.

Some of these rival COMs offer up to 6GB LPDDR4, but like most, the Snapdragon 820 SOM is limited to 3GB. The module is further supported with 32GB eMMC or optional UFS flash and an optional microSD slot.

The module features 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1 and a PCIe-based GbE PHY, but none can operate at the module’s maximum -25 to 85°C range. GbE and wireless features are both limited to 0 to 70°C. A Qualcomm IZat Gen8C GPS module is also onboard.